Behringer FCA202 and UCA202 soundcards

[noodle_snacks]

I am very interested in getting a new soundcard for far more accurate measurements with speaker workshop. After looking at a few options (maudio revolution 5.1/7.1 looks better than the creative stuff for my purposes, i would like S/PDIF out if possible). I spotted these two behringer external cards:

http://www.behringer.com/FCA202/index.cfm?lang=ENG

http://www.behringer.com/UCA202/index.cfm?lang=ENG

for use with speaker workshop primarily, does anyone have any experiance/measurements with them?

how would it compare towards say an m-audio revolution 5.1 or similar for speaker workshop use (external is just a bonus i could use it with a laptop as well)

[bulgin]

Hi Noodle

I don't know much about the Behringer soundcards but I use an Edirol UA-1EX, which I like a lot. Just an idea!

bulgin

[weissi]

fca202 isn't much worth it.... it uses cirrus converters: D/A is cs4345 and A/D i cannot remember. Oxford semicon chipset for firewire... drivers are very... hmm, I'd call it simple, nothing special, just a very basic interface for adjusting samplerate and delay. I'd say you better invest a little bit more to get something better... SPDIF wouldn't be to bad to have...
Markus